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HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

NOTIFICATION

No.GOB(I) 8/2023, DATED: 19^TH OCTOBER, 2023

DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF DISTRICT JUDGE

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS: 17^TH NOVEMBER, 2023

It is hereby notified that under Article 233 of the Constitution of India read

with the provisions of the Karnataka Judicial Service (Recruitment) Rules, 2004

and Amendment Rules 2011, 2015 and 2016, High Court of Karnataka invites

online applications from eligible candidates for filling up of 14 vacant posts of

District Judges (13 backlog vacancies and 1 new vacancy) by direct recruitment.

QUALIFICATION:

Must be holder of a degree in Law granted by a University established by

Law in India;

ii)

Must be practicing as an Advocate in the High Court or in a Subordinate

Court on the last date fixed for receipt of applications and must have so

practiced for a period not less than SEVEN years as on such date.

Note: Public Prosecutor/Assistant Public Prosecutor/Government Counsel

in full time employment of the State having not less than seven years of

continuous practice immediately preceding the last date fixed for receipt of

online applications are also eligible for appointment.

AGE LIMIT: Must not have attained the age of Forty-Eight years in the case of

candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes and Forty-Five

years in the case of others, as on the last date fixed for receipt of online

applications.

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. 505

No. 505

Note: The maximum age limit is relaxed by three years in case of Ex-servicemen

candidates.

SCALE OF PAY: ₹144840-194660.

PROBATION: A candidate selected will be initially on probation for TWO years or

for extended period, if necessary and he/she must undergo such training as may

be specified by the High Court.

CLASSIFICATION OF 14 VACANCIES

Category

Un-

reserved

Women

Candidate

Rural

Candidate

Ex-

servicemen

Person

with

benchmark

disability

TOTAL

Scheduled Caste

1* + 1

Scheduled Tribe

Category-I

Category-II(A)

Category-II(B)

TOTAL

2* + 1

13* + 1

GRAND TOTAL

Note:

1. The vacancies marked with asterisk symbol (*) indicate that they

are carried forward from the previous recruitment as backlog

vacancies.

2. ‘Person with benchmark disability’ means person having disability

with one arm (OA) or one leg (OL) or both legs (BL).

3. The above classification of vacancies has been made keeping in

view the relevant Government Orders in force.

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION:

The Competitive Examination for recruitment of District Judges shall consist

of 3 stages namely (a) Preliminary Examination (b) Main Examination and (c) Viva-

voce:-

(a) PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION: The Preliminary Examination shall be

conducted by way of Objective Type Question Paper with multiple choices of 1½

hours (Ninety minutes) duration consisting of 100 marks. The syllabi for the said

examination shall be the following, namely:-

Part-A - Civil Law.

Part-B - Criminal Law.

Part-C - General Knowledge (Test of reasoning and Mental aptitude).

(b) MAIN EXAMINATION: The Competitive Written Examination for recruitment of

District Judges shall consist of:

(i)

Written examination of two papers each of three hours duration with

150 maximum marks for each paper - one in Civil Law and another in

Criminal Law.

(ii)

It is compulsory for all candidates to answer at least one of the papers

in English language and in so far as the other paper is concerned, it

shall be optional for the candidates to answer the same either in

English or in Kannada in which event the said paper shall be

answered entirely in the language in which option is exercised.

(c) VIVA-VOCE:

(i)

The viva-voce shall carry maximum 50 marks.

(ii)

The candidate’s General knowledge, grasp on principles of law and

suitability for appointment as District Judge shall be tested.

(1)

Minimum marks for pass in the Preliminary Examination shall be 50 for

candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and 60 for

others.

(2)

The minimum marks for pass in each paper of the written examination

carrying 150 marks, shall be 50 marks in each paper for candidates

belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and 60 marks for others.

However, total marks to be secured for pass in the written examination shall

be 120 marks out of 300 for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and 150

marks out of 300 for others.

In order to be considered under General Category, a candidate

belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe has to secure the minimum

marks prescribed for General category in the Preliminary Examination, Main

Written Examination and Viva-voce.

(3)

From among the candidates who are eligible for Viva-voce as per clause (2),

as far as may be, such number of candidates as is equal to three times the

number of vacancies notified, having regard to the number of vacancies in

each reserved category, selected in the order of merit, shall be called for Viva-

voce.

(4)

Candidate belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe who obtains

minimum of forty percent and a candidate not belonging to a Scheduled

Caste or Scheduled Tribe, who obtains a minimum marks of fifty percent in

the viva-voce shall be eligible to be considered for selection to the posts.

(5)

Selection of candidates shall be made in the order of merit on the basis of

aggregate of the marks obtained in the Written Examination and Viva-voce

test, subject to the Government Orders relating to reservation of posts for

Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other backward classes.

Provided that no candidate who has secured less than the minimum

marks specified above:

(i)

in any paper of the Written Examination shall be eligible for Viva-Voce.

(ii)

in any paper of the Written Examination or in viva-voce shall be

eligible for appointment as District Judge.

DISQUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT:

No person shall be eligible for appointment to the service –

(a)

Unless he/she is a citizen of India;

(b)

if he/she is compulsorily retired, removed or dismissed from judicial

service or from service in Government or Statutory or Local Authority

or if a candidate after being selected as a Judicial Officer has been

discharged from service during probationary period;

(c)

if he/she has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude or

who is or has been permanently debarred or disqualified by the High

Court or the Union Public Service Commission or any State Public

Service Commission from appearing for examinations or selections

conducted by it or has been removed from its roll by any Bar Council;

(d)

if any penalty or punishment has been imposed by the Bar Council or

any Disciplinary Authority which in the opinion of Selecting Authority,

makes the applicant unsuitable for a judicial post;

(e)

if he/she directly or indirectly influences the Recruiting Authority by

any means for his/her candidature;

(f)

if the marital status of the candidate is bigamous.

Those who are desirous of applying for the post of District Judge are required

to submit their application through online by visiting the High Court website

http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/recruitment.php

MODE OF PAYMENT OF FEE AND FINAL SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION:

On submission of application through online, the candidate shall make

online payment of prescribed fee through State Bank of India (SBI) e-pay payment

gateway. The fee can be paid through online mode only i.e., Net Banking/Debit

Card/Credit Card/UPI. Payment of fee by any other mode (challan payment)

will not be accepted. On satisfying that the information furnished in the

application is complete in all respects and payment of fee has been made

successfully, the candidate must finally submit the application by clicking ‘FINAL

SUBMIT’ button. Once the candidate has clicked the ‘Final Submit’ button, the

System will automatically generate his/her application by assigning Application

Number. The candidate should take printout of his/her application and keep it for

future reference.

The candidate shall take note of the fact that the submission of application

process will be completed only if he/she remits the prescribed fee successfully and

thereafter submits the application by clicking the ‘FINAL SUBMIT’ button. Online

applications which are not followed by successful payment of prescribed fee

and which are not finally submitted will be treated as incomplete and they

will not be taken into consideration.

Date

commencement

submission of online application

19.10.2023

The last date for submission of

online application

17.11.2023 (Till 11.59 P.M.)

The last date for remittance of fee

through online mode only

18.11.2023 (Till 11.59 P.M.)

Preliminary Examination Fee: The Candidate shall remit an amount

of ₹1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand only). But, in the case of candidate

belonging to SC/ST/Category-I, the fee payable shall be ₹500/- (Rupees Five

Hundred only).

Main Examination Fee shall be payable by each candidate who is successful

in the Preliminary Examination and eligible to appear for the Main

Examination immediately within 15 (Fifteen) days from the date of

announcing the result of the Preliminary Examination, failing which, their

candidature will not be considered for Main Examination. The candidate

shall remit an amount of ₹1,500/- (Rupees One Thousand and Five Hundred

only). But, in the case of candidate belonging to SC/ST/Category-I, the fee

payable shall be ₹750/- (Rupees Seven Hundred and Fifty only).

Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.

Candidates shall appear for the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination

and Viva-Voce at their own cost.

Candidates are required to submit their application through Online Mode

only and applications submitted by any other mode will not be entertained.

The candidates shall possess the following certificates/documents as on the

last date fixed for receipt of online applications:

(i)

Certificate of Enrolment as Advocate/Pleader, issued by the Bar

Council.

(ii)

List of cases conducted independently during the last three years with

particulars of such cases.

(iii)

Certificate issued by the Presiding Officer of the Court in which the

candidate is actually practicing or Certificate issued by the Registrar

(Judicial)/Additional Registrar General, if he/she is practicing in the

High Court, indicating that he/she is a practicing Advocate. The

certificate shall also indicate that he/she has been practicing as an

Advocate for a period not less than seven years as on the last date fixed

for receipt of online applications.

(iv)

Two character certificates of good character (one from the Principal of

the Institution/College in which the candidate has last studied with

study details and another from a respectable person not being a

relative who is well acquainted with the candidate).

(v)

Income Tax return, if any, to show the annual income from the

profession during the preceding three years.

The

Public

Prosecutor/Assistant

Public

Prosecutor–cum-Assistant

Government Pleader shall submit his/her application through online not

later than the date and time fixed for receipt of online applications. If he/she

is selected, the candidate is required to obtain “No Objection Certificate”

from the Competent Authority to accept his/her appointment, soon after

his/her selection is notified and produce the same to the authority

competent to appoint him/her to the post to which he/she is selected, before

issuance of order of appointment.

Candidates claiming reservation under SC/ST and Category-I/II(A)/II(B)

shall possess the caste certificate in the format as prescribed by the

Government of Karnataka and issued by the Competent Authority, as on the

last date fixed for receipt of online applications and produce the same as

and when directed by the Selection Committee.

Candidates claiming reservation under Ex-servicemen category shall

possess the certificate of release or discharge from military service, as on the

last date fixed for receipt of online applications and produce the same as

and when directed by the Selection Committee.

10)

Candidates claiming reservation under Rural category should have studied

from 1^st standard to 10^th standard in rural areas. The candidate shall

possess the Rural Study Certificate in the format as prescribed by the

Government of Karnataka in its Order No.DPAR 96 SRR 2005 dated

10.08.2005, duly attested by the Head Master of the School and

countersigned by the concerned Block Education Officer (BEO), as on the

last date fixed for receipt of online applications and produce the same as

and when directed by the Selection Committee.

11)

Candidates

claiming

reservation

under

Person

with

benchmark

disability category shall possess the Certificate issued by the Competent

Authority as on the last date fixed for receipt of online applications and

produce the same as and when directed by the Selection Committee.

12)

Candidates called for document verification at the time of viva-voce shall

furnish all the relevant original certificates along with three sets of

self-attested copies i.e., SSLC or any equivalent certificate in support of their

Date of Birth, Marks Cards and Convocation Certificates of Degree and Law

Degree, Caste Certificate, Certificates for having claimed reservation under

Rural/Ex–servicemen/Person with benchmark disability category, etc., for

verification.

If any information furnished by the applicants in the application is

found to be false, their candidature is liable for rejection and also they are

liable for criminal prosecution for furnishing false information.

BY ORDER,

Sd/-

(K.S. BHARATH KUMAR)

REGISTRAR GENERAL,

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

BENGALURU–560001.

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